Two weeks ago, Cliffs Natural Resources (NYSE:CLF) pushed out its shareholder vote on a merger with Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE:ANR) to mid-December. Alpha promptly filed suit, seeking to force Cliffs to stick to its…
Corning Inc. (NYSE: GLW) is making a presentation this morning at a UBS conference, and it is adding more negative sentiment on top of what was already there. CFO James Flaws said the company…
Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ) is trying to save technology stocks this morning all on its own. Or that is how it seems with its guidance. The company issued preliminary guidance for its fourth quarter-end…
These are some of the top early bird upgrades or positive calls from analysts on Wall Street which we have seen early this Tuesday morning: BJ Services (BJS) Raised to Outperform at Wachovia. Chico’s…
These are some of the top early bird downgrades or negative calls we have seen from analysts on Wall Street this Tuesday morning: Ascent Solar (ASTI) Cut to Underweight at JPMorgan. Coca-Cola (KO) Cut…
The first reaction a lot of investors would have to Home Depot’s (HD) results is that they are bad. Very bad. The earnings beat Wall St. forecasts, but the firm’s comments about the future…
In this corporate earnings environment, there should be ample opportunities for analysts to put "sell" ratings on stocks. Of course, there was the famous call a few days ago when one enterprising securities researcher…
John Thompson, the head of Symantec (SYMC), "stepped down" yesterday. Hector Ruiz recently vacated the CEO’s office at AMD (AMD). The head of Sun (JAVA), Jonathan Schwartz, will probably be gone soon. Meg Whitman…
From the day that Yahoo! (YHOO) walked away from a takeover bid by Microsoft (MSFT) to the day that the portal company could not report good earnings to the day that a lucrative partnership…
According to Reuters, Yahoo! (YHOO) CEO Yang resigned. Reuters reports that Japan expects a long recession. Reuters writes that Congress will take a first look at a new auto bailout bill. Reuters reports that…
Markets in Asia fell. The Nikkei was off 2.3% to 8,328. Sony (SNE) was off due to weakening consumer spending. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial joined a sell-off in global banks. The Hang Seng fell 5.5%…
It is nice of him. Very nice. Henry Paulson intends to leave $410 billion of his bailout fund to be used by the new administration, unless some emergency arises over the next few weeks.…
Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc. (NYSE CDR) has filed to sell up to $1 billion in mixed securities via a public offering of securities. It can sell any combination of common stock, preferred stock, depositary…
Back in late 2007, we listed John Thompson of Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ: SYMC) as one of our 10 CEO’s which need to leave in 2008. This was with some mixed emotion because we have…
Baidu (BIDU) Looks like a little run-in with the Chinese government. Down to $130.51 from 52-week high of $418.22. Avis Budget (CAR) Downgraded by Barclays on debt concerns. Off to $.88 from 52-week high…